DOBIN

mining village, Vchodn Slovensko kraj (region), Slovakia. It lies in the Slovak Ore Mountains, on the Slan River, northwest of Koice. The settlement, founded in 1326 by immigrant German miners, has retained a tradition of lumbering and iron mining. A few miles northwest is Dobin Ice Cave, set in massive limestone rocks. The largest room, called Big Hall, is 396 feet by 148 feet by 39 feet (120 m by 45 m by 12 m); there is also a Little Hall. The floor is an ice sheet 66 feet (20 m) thick. Pop. (1982 est.) 4,285.